For Remembrance/ Veterans Day I thought I would post this picture in honor Of My Uncle & Grandmother.
My Uncle was KIA June 8, 1944
This photo is of My Grandmother in the garden holding a picture of her deceased son.
She would later be awarded the Memorial Cross or more commonly named Silver Cross.

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miKKoChristmas11, 4 years agoThank you, walksoftly. It is a beautiful image of sacrifice. I see that the photograph has been taken outside, and that she is standing behind a table covered by a tablecloth. On the cloth is a vase with a floral arrangement.

walksoftly, 4 years agoThanks for the love & the kind words miKKo.
Not being able to bury her son I believe she had to have her own memorial for him.
It is a moving image, kinda pulls at the heart strings.

walksoftly, 4 years agoThanks for the love Amber & yes it is sad.
The circumstances of his death were very difficult on the family & it's probably why I have such strong feelings for a man I never knew.

inky, 4 years agoMine too! I think it is wonderful that you can feel so much for a man you never new, it just shows how much he must have been loved a continuously remembered. Thank you for sharing walksoftly

walksoftly, 4 years agoThanks for the love inky, I appreciate your kind words.
As long as there is someone to remember him, he lives on.

Manikin, 4 years agoLove this Bro !!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry I am not catching everything because I am still not back fulltime . But these are great keepsakes !

Bazelmania, 4 years agoThat's 2 days after D-day. We are so grateful over here. We can't thank the alies and their brave and unselfish soldiers enough !!!! So many dead. Each story heart breaking. Thanks for sharing.

walksoftly, 4 years agoThank you so much Bazel, for the love on this & the kind words.
So much was sacrificed to get a toe hold on the continent, makes you wonder how it would have turned out if they hadn't fought so hard & gave so much.

Not sure if the Legion is doing this again ( for 2014 ) but they may be -- as this one was Played down in Ottawa on Remembrance Day. Check to see if they are/will be taking photo/submissions for this year again. I submitted my Dad photo last year -- and he is here in this Vid

walksoftly, 2 years agoThanks for the love on this post & for the link antiquerose. I'll have to look into that & see if they are doing that again this year.
Thanks for sharing the link.